New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings, first quarter 2023, preliminary figures
Construction rate decreased in the first quarter of 2023
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-05-25 8.00
Preliminary figures show that construction of roughly 8 300 dwellings was started in new buildings during the first quarter of 2023. This is 50 percent down than in the same period last year when construction of 16 675 dwellings was started.
Approximately 6 400 of new dwellings were located in multi-dwelling buildings, which is 52 percent less than in same period a year ago. Among one- or two-dwelling buildings the rate of construction decreased compared to the same period in 2022; construction of 1 900 dwellings was started in the first quarter 2023, which is about 44 percent less than a year ago.
In addition, conversion of multi-dwelling buildings was begun in 550 dwellings in the first quarter of 2023, compared with 850 dwellings in the corresponding period in 2022.
The 2023 figures on new construction have been adjusted upwards by 12 percent, which is the average delay in the corresponding period in recent years. The 2022 figures on conversion have been adjusted upwards by 63 percent.
| All buildings Jan–mar | Of which one- or two-dwelling buildings Jan–mar | Of which multi-dwelling buildings Jan–mar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Sweden | 16 675 | 7 437 | 3 413 | 1 701 | 13 262 | 5 736 | |
| Metropolitan areas | 6 789 | 2 881 | 964 | 428 | 5 825 | 2 453 | |
| Greater Stockholm | 4 142 | 1 344 | 500 | 196 | 3 642 | 1 148 | |
| Greater Göteborg | 1 366 | 1 048 | 314 | 170 | 1 052 | 878 | |
| Greater Malmö | 1 281 | 489 | 150 | 62 | 1 131 | 427 | |
| Sweden excl. Metropolitan areas | 9 886 | 4 556 | 2 449 | 1 273 | 7 437 | 3 283 | |
| Stockholm | 4 142 | 1 344 | 500 | 196 | 3 642 | 1 148 | |
| Uppsala | 1 048 | 231 | 196 | 153 | 852 | 78 | |
| Södermanland | 912 | 771 | 154 | 124 | 758 | 647 | |
| Östergötland | 1 218 | 189 | 300 | 76 | 918 | 113 | |
| Jönköping | 233 | 162 | 167 | 43 | 66 | 119 | |
| Kronoberg | 731 | 133 | 49 | 23 | 682 | 110 | |
| Kalmar | 414 | 83 | 97 | 39 | 317 | 44 | |
| Gotland | 173 | 16 | 119 | 16 | 54 | . | |
| Blekinge | 152 | 17 | 95 | 17 | 57 | . | |
| Skåne | 1 966 | 904 | 437 | 238 | 1 529 | 666 | |
| Halland | 425 | 476 | 158 | 130 | 267 | 346 | |
| Västra Götaland | 2 632 | 1 388 | 610 | 331 | 2 022 | 1 057 | |
| Värmland | 419 | 342 | 62 | 37 | 357 | 305 | |
| Örebro | 139 | 316 | 130 | 67 | 9 | 249 | |
| Västmanland | 715 | 267 | 99 | 70 | 616 | 197 | |
| Dalarna | 198 | 164 | 66 | 49 | 132 | 115 | |
| Gävleborg | 66 | 35 | 47 | 16 | 19 | 19 | |
| Västernorrland | 18 | 61 | 18 | 5 | . | 56 | |
| Jämtland | 55 | 55 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 36 | |
| Västerbotten | 586 | 257 | 54 | 27 | 532 | 230 | |
| Norrbotten | 433 | 226 | 38 | 25 | 395 | 201 | |
Due to the lag in reporting, data for the past year is underestimated in the preliminary statistics. The information will be revised in connection with the next publication.
Definitions and explanations
Dwellings refers to a unit intended fully or to a significant extent for residential use, regardless of the type of building in which it is located. Therefore, residences in one- or two-dwelling buildings are defined as dwellings.
One- or two-dwelling buildings refers to a detached one- or two-dwelling building, as well as semi-detached, terraced and linked buildings (excluding second homes).
Multi-dwelling buildings refers to buildings with three or more dwellings, including balcony-access buildings.
Conversion refers to the difference between the number of dwellings added and the number eliminated in conversions or altered use.
Next publishing will be
Statistics for the second quarter of 2023 will be published on 2023-08-24.
Statistical Database
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